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Flood in Placer County, California
Flood November 23, 2024 – November 25, 2024 · Placer County, California
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Placer County Sheriff reported a group of three men went to fish in the North American River, north of Folsom Lake on November 23rd. Two of the men, both 20 years old, got into the water. One of them was swept away by the strong currents and the second man tried to help but was also pulled into the current. The recovery operation was extremely technical and in a portion of the river with rapids and strong current due to the storm. Both 20 year old men drowned and their bodies were recovered downstream on November 25th.
The wider storm
Another weather system brought continued periods of heavy mountain snow with mountain travel delays and chain restrictions, widespread rain with flooding impacts, and gusty winds in the from November 22nd through November 26th.
Began near Auburn (38.8800, -121.0600).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1219854. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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